<t>QuoteYou would think a Business/Finance major with *strong* mathematics background and a 3.72 GPA should be a diamond in the roughTrain,I think you need to re-phrase your use of language on the forum. Your statements are derogatory to individuals with a finance background, if you have these thoug...

Dear All,Could anyone provide me with a decent literature (preferably on-line) on the repo markets?Kind Regards,Skyrats

<t>ABC,Since your interest is in the traditional finance field have you considered other masters programs in the UK? The rest of the masters programs in the UK are far cheaper than LBS, although if money is no issue I would choose LBS handsdown. However the three programs below may be of interest;- ...

QuoteTo me at least, if someone is smart enough to solve a PDE for example, it is somewhat indicative of their ability to understand other abstract concepts, especially in financehmmm....... LTCM??

<t>Train,I think your comment’s regarding undergrad business school’s is somewhat unjustified. Perhaps in your particular case you may have a point, but I do not believe that it holds for the majority of cases. In my view, your major is a function of your interest/skill set and not a function of you...

Mack,are the actual tests easier (i.e. not as time pressured)?

<t>Quoteremind me not to ask you for a reference, skyrats Paul,I always speak very highly of you and recommend you to all my friends...... (although a free copy of Paul Wilmott on Quantitative Finance would definitely widen my recommendation field ). However I do think there are a lot of Wilmott wan...

<t>I hear what you’re saying. But a Ph.D. at a top school is a good 4 years, by then a great deal could change in the markets. Moreover, holding a Ph.D. may not be all whats it’s cracked up to be. If the quant market dries up in 4 years, trading desks may prefer younger, fresher graduate’s, who have...

Yup, he presented a course on swaps & futures and was excellent >>Not sure I have ever seen the words excellent and Paul Dawson in a sentance together. Arrogant, egotistic, under-qualified and always in black, yes. But never excellent!!

<t>Any thoughts on what it takes to get in/how it is perceived? >>Had an interview there. biggest bunch of tw*ts I have ever met in my life. Bearded Math Prof with terrible dress sense and not a clue what goes on in the markets. Too abstract and too stuck up for my liking.... Would not enroll if the...

<< <i>.....but you can find far better schools on Math Finance in England</i> >>Anton,I'm sure an elaboration of your thoughts on the above, would be of benefit to all.rgds,skyrats P.S. Newterm, did you have the pleasure of Paul Dawson teaching you?

train,if you wanna earn the top dollar, why dont you become a trader or a salesman??

<t>Gugus,You could save yourself allot of time by considering the implications of pricing convertibles in a tree. Assuming that you have the price of the vanilla bond trading in the market and the value of equity, you can price the value of a convertible and hence can strip out the price of the conv...

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<r>Vincent,Unfortunately you are not alone. According to the press the intern market is facing a severe over supply; hence the majority of intern recruiting began months ago.See: Students reveal how to win an internship at top banksAt: <URL url="http://www.efinancialnews.com/gc/Perhaps">http://www.e...